Two Worlds Apart
Chapter 2: Another World
It was Sunday, two days before the Christmas break, Harry Potter woke up early and couldn¡¦t go back to sleep. He heard the soft snoring of his best friend, Ron, indicating that he was still asleep. Harry got up and quietly dressed himself putting on a heavy overcoat he crept out of the Gryffindor boy¡¦s dormitory and out into the cold morning air. He decided to take a stroll down to the owlry to find Hedwig to send Sirius Black, his godfather, the letter he had wrote last night, hoping Hedwig can find him before Christmas is over. He reached into his pocket and took out the letter, reading it again.
¡§Ouch!¡¨ a little voice cried out from underneath him. Harry quickly got up and help the little girl up.
¡§I¡¦m sorry, I didn¡¦t see you there.¡¨ Harry study the girl carefully, she looked about 5 or 6 years old, she shouldn¡¦t be at Hogwarts. ¡§You look awfully young to be at the school, who are you?¡¨ the little girl didn¡¦t respond, she was staring at him in shock.
¡§You¡Kyou are Harry Potter?¡¨ there was disbelief in the girl¡¦s voice.
¡§Er¡K yes I am.¡¨
¡§Omygosh!¡¨ the little girl gasped, ¡§I thought you weren¡¦t real.¡¨ Harry was use to the staring when people first met him, but the second part he wasn¡¦t sure he heard before.
¡§Yes¡KI think I¡¦m real.¡¨ Harry replied.
¡§I¡¦m sorry, it¡¦s just that you are in a story book and¡K¡¨
¡§Me? In a story book?¡¨ Harry looked in disbelief; he didn¡¦t think he was that famous.
¡§Here let me start over again.¡¨ The girl said looking less confused then she was. Which, in Harry¡¦s opinion, was a good thing. Maybe she can explain all this. ¡§Hi, my name is Kitty¡¨ she said shaking his hand; she didn¡¦t wait for Harry to introduce himself before moving on. ¡§I am a muggler as you would call me, I think I got to Hogwarts with this necklace.¡¨ She pointed out her gold necklace around her neck.
¡§But¡K¡¨ before Harry could say anything, she continued.
¡§You are now probably a fifth year at Hogwarts, your friends are Ron and Hermione. The three of you belongs to the Gryffindors and just last year you faced lord Voldemort in a graveyard. You got there by using the portkey which was the trophy.¡¨ Kitty took a deep breath, giving Harry a chance to speak.
¡§Wait¡K slow down. How did you know about all this?¡¨ Harry asked.
¡§Well it says in the books.¡¨ Kitty replied, seeing Harry still confused she went on. ¡§In the real muggler world you are a made up character, everyone¡¦s hero. You are in a series of children¡¦s books that writes down all your adventures. The author is JK Rowling. She¡¦s a muggler too, I think.¡¨ The girl handed him a book with a picture of himself on the cover. ¡§You see? That one is on the first year of your life at Hogwarts.¡¨
¡§I wish Hermione was here,¡¨ Harry was still confused ¡§maybe she could make some sense out of this.¡¨
¡§Speaking of Hermione here she comes.¡¨ Kitty said enthusiastically.
¡§Harry who are you talking to?¡¨ Hermione asked as she came closer.
¡§Can¡¦t you see her?¡¨ Harry gestured towards, what Hermione sees, the space in front of him. ¡§The little girl.¡¨ Hermione gave him a questioning look; it was soon replaced by shock as the little girl slowly appeared in the space to which Harry was gesturing.
¡§How¡Khow did you do that?¡¨ Hermione asked enchanted.
¡§Well I suppose I can chose who sees me or not.¡¨ Kitty replied.
¡§Who are you?¡¨ Hermione asked. Kitty starts to explain.
¡§So you think the author contains some magic themselves and linked our two realities together?¡¨ Harry asked. Kitty nodded.
¡§Where did you get that necklace?¡¨ Hermione asked, examining it.
¡§I got it for my birthday. A friend of mine gave it to me, she got it at the second hand store in London when her family visited.¡¨
¡§Where are you from?¡¨ Harry asked. ¡§How did you get here?¡¨
¡§North America.¡¨ Kitty answered, ¡§I worn the necklace to sleep and when I woke up I¡¦m here.¡¨
¡§Kitty aren¡¦t you cold?¡¨ Hermione asked. For the first time Harry noticed Kitty was only wearing a white nightgown with little pink flowers on it, she didn¡¦t have any shoes.
¡§Very.¡¨ Kitty shivered, she had been so exited she almost forgot. Harry quickly took off his overcoat and draped it over Kitty¡¦s shoulders. It was so large it dragged on the floor.
¡§Let¡¦s go back to the common room.¡¨ Hermione suggested.
¡§What do we do if other people sees her?¡¨ Harry asked
¡§I¡¦ll just make myself invisible to them.¡¨ Kitty said trying it out. Soon she disappeared in front on their eyes, coat and all.
¡§It works!¡¨ Hermione exclaimed, as Kitty reappeared. They started to walk towards the Gryffindor common room.
In the Gryffindor common room the fire was blazing in the fireplace. Harry, Hermione and Kitty (invisible to others) sat there drinking pumpkin juice and eating Chocolate Frogs. Everyone is starting to wake up now. Groups of students half asleep stumbled out the portrait hole in their school uniforms on their way to breakfast. No one seemed to notice the glass of pumpkin juice disappear and reappear as Kitty set it down on the table. Ron came over and he sat down on the seemingly empty chair with Kitty in it. Ron was extremely confused by the horrified looks on Harry and Hermione¡¦s faces. Ron had gone right through Kitty.
¡§Why are you looking at me like that?¡¨ Ron nervously glanced from Harry to Hermione¡¦s face.
¡§Did you see that?¡¨ Harry asked Hermione.
¡§See what?¡¨ Ron was terribly confused. Hermione nodded with a glitter in her eyes.
¡§How did you do that?¡¨ Hermione asked as Kitty hopped over and sat on her lap.
¡§Wait a minuet.¡¨ Ron stood up half angry half confused. ¡§What are you talking about?¡¨
¡§Maybe you should show yourself to Ron.¡¨ Harry said looking to what looked, to Ron, like empty space in Hermione¡¦s lap. Slowly a little girl in a white robe and Harry¡¦s overcoat appeared. Ron¡¦s mouth hung open, gapping at what he saw.
¡§Who is that?¡¨ Ron rubbed his eyes furiously, ¡§is she a ghost?¡¨
¡§I sure hope I¡¦m not. At least not yet¡¨ Kitty¡¦s words surprised Hermione and Harry. Seeing the confused looks Kitty explained. ¡§In my world, I am very sick. I was staying at a hospital. And my sickness cannot be cured that is why I¡¦m dieing.¡¨
¡§But you don¡¦t look sick!¡¨ Harry exclaimed, ignoring Ron¡¦s confused stare.
¡§You mean you have Cancer?¡¨ Hermione asked. Kitty nodded. Hermione didn¡¦t wait for Harry to ask she explained, ¡§It is a muggler sickness, in many cases the virus can be eating away the patient and in others it develops a tumor, but it can be cured sometimes. Right now almost ninety percent of the people gets cured¡¨
¡§In my case it¡¦s the tumor, and I am the unlucky ten percent that cannot be cured because the tumor is too deep in my head.¡¨ Kitty answered sadly.
¡§Oh you poor thing.¡¨ Hermione exclaimed at the edge of tears, ¡§Your capability to read must have came from the tumor, which means you had remember and understood your horrible past.¡¨ Kitty nodded sadly.
¡§Would somebody care to explain to me what is going on?¡¨ Ron said a little too loudly, all the students turned to look at him. Ron¡¦s face turned pink and he sank back into the chair.
¡§Here let me explain.¡¨ Harry started to tell Ron the whole story. Meanwhile Hermione cried as she spoke to Kitty. The conversations ended when Professor McGonagall came into the room.
¡§Potter, Weasley, Ganger¡¨ Professor McGonagall said waving a piece of parchment and a quill. ¡§I reckon you three are staying at Hogwarts for the Christmas break again?¡¨ Harry, Hermione and Ron (and Kitty, although she¡¦s invisible) turned to look at her, as she wrote down their names on the blank parchment. ¡§Short list this year.¡¨ They heard her mutter as she walked out the door, ¡§only the Weasley family, Harry and Hermione.¡¨
¡§Did you hear that?¡¨ Ron asked the rest, Harry and Hermione nodded. ¡§We have the whole place to ourselves.¡¨ The excitement from his voice touched everyone present. All of a sudden they couldn¡¦t sit still for much longer.
¡§Let¡¦s go find Hagrid and tell him about this.¡¨ Harry said putting on his coat. Hermione disappeared upstairs to grab a coat for Kitty. They all marched out the door happily racing in the great whiteness around them. ¡¥I wish everyone can see me now¡¦ Kitty thought ¡¥I am walking with Harry Potter¡¦
On the way across the Quidditch pit they ran into Draco Malfoy and his gang.
¡§Hey Potter.¡¨ He called, ¡§who is that little girl? You and the Mudblood¡¦s baby?¡¨ his gang laughed. At that Hermione and Harry both turned beat red. Kitty, later on wondered, whether it was from anger or embarrassment, perhaps a bit of both. At the moment Kitty was desperately wondering how Malfoy could see her.
¡§Shut your dirty mouth Malfoy!¡¨ Ron shouted angrily waving his fist in the air.
¡§Weasley your just jealous¡K¡¨ Malfoy suddenly shut his mouth. Ron, Harry, Hermione and Kitty turned around to see Professor Lupin standing behind them.
¡§Mr. Malfoy¡¨ Lupin said calmly, ¡§you and your two companion have detention with Professor Sprout I believe. She was looking for you. Thirty points shall be taken off for the Slytherins, now run along and find her before she takes off anymore points.¡¨
¡§But Professor that girl, she¡¦s not a Hogwarts student and she¡¦s¡K¡¨ Malfoy argued pointing at Kitty. Lupin looked at Kitty and for a moment Harry, Ron, and Hermione thought they were going to get in trouble.
¡§Mr. Malfoy you will not treat our guests that way, now leave before I take off any more from the Slytherins.¡¨ Malfoy and gang followed the direction Lupin pointed and left. Harry, Ron and Hermione all let out a deep breath.
¡§Harry, Ron, Hermione and¡K¡¨ Lupin looked at Kitty.
¡§Kitty.¡¨ Kitty replied slightly trembling.
¡§Would you come to my office please? You all have some explaining to do.¡¨ The four kids followed Professor Lupin glumly in to the castle.
¡§I¡¦m sorry.¡¨ Kitty whispered as they walked. She felt it was all her fault she couldn¡¦t disappear.
¡§It¡¦s alright.¡¨ Hermione put a hand on Kitty¡¦s back.
¡§Yeah it¡¦s not your fault.¡¨ Harry added.
¡§We got lucky.¡¨ Ron said quietly, ¡§If it was Snape or anyone else we would be in more trouble than this.¡¨ They all nodded in silent agreement. Although Kitty didn¡¦t attend the school she knew how each teacher is like from reading the books.
In side Lupin¡¦s office they all sat down and just as Harry was about to open his mouth to tell Lupin a story a rap sounded at the door. Dumbledore poked his head in.
¡§Having a little chat are we?¡¨ Dumbledore came in followed by Professor McGonagall who closed the door behind her. Pulling himself and chair he said, ¡§Would you mind if we join you?¡¨
¡§That would be fine sir.¡¨ Lupin replied. He turned his attention to the children. No one spoke, for a minuet eerie silence filled the room. Harry broke the silence.
¡§Er¡K Well this is Kitty.¡¨ Harry said gesturing towards the small girl who sat in the center of the room; in an armchair so big (or perhaps her body so small) she had her legs stretched out on the chair. ¡§She is six. She¡¦s Hermione¡¦s cousin. Hermione¡¦s parents were busy so they sent her here. She just arrived today. We were going to tell you.¡¨ Ron, Kitty and Hermione nodded in agreement.
¡§Funny thing.¡¨ Professor Dumbledore looked smiled, ¡§a six year old can managed the invisibility spell so well.¡¨ They all looked shockingly at the Professor.
¡§So you are the bird that¡¦s been following me.¡¨ Kitty said with her small voice. Dumbledore nodded. ¡§So you know my story.¡¨
¡§Yes, but I¡¦m sure Professor Lupin and Professor McGonagall here would like to know too.¡¨